Intercontinental Exchange Inc on Tuesday reported higher third-quarter net earnings on the back of the exchange and clearing house operator's $11 billion acquisition of NYSE Euronext in November last year.ICE said it had earned $206 million, or $1.80 a share, compared with $141 million, or $1.92 a share, a year earlier, before it completed the NYSE deal, which diluted per-share earnings.Excluding one-time items such as acquisition costs, ICE earned $2.15 a share, topping the analysts' average estimate by 14 cents, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.Atlanta-based ICE said it has been making good progress in integrating its NYSE acquisition, which gave it an entry to the interest rate futures business through control of Liffe, Europe's No. 2 derivatives market.
Thomson Reuters Corporation (Thomson Reuters) is a provider of information for the world?s businesses and professionals. Shares of TRI fell by 0.13% or $-0.05/share to $37.17. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $33.21 and as high as $38.73. On average, 747537 shares of TRI exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 651218.
Thomson Reuters Corporation (Thomson Reuters) is a provider of information for the world?s businesses and professionals. Shares of TRI traded higher by 0.62% or $0.26/share to $42.19. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $36.86 and as high as $42.35. On average, 700705 shares of TRI.TO exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 638119.
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